First Annual Penguins Prediction Day: What’s going to happen this year?
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This is the thread to get your predictions in so that when we look back next spring you can say ‘I told you so.’ My picks follow.



The Penguins’ Leading Goal Scorer (don’t forget to include how many) will be _____. Geno 41 goals

Leading Assist Getter?_____. Geno 64 assists

Leading Point Getter? _____. Geno 105 points

Plus-Minus?_____. Jordan Staal plus-27

Penalty Minutes?_____. Deryk Engelland 110 PIM

Power-Play Goals?_____. Geno 13 PP goals

Surprise player?_____. Dustin Jeffrey

Disappointing player?_____. Chris Kunitz - injuries

Top rookie?_____. Goalie Brad Thiessen

Player(s) who gets traded?_____. Matt Niskanen, Chris Kunitz

The Penguins will finish with a record of _____. 46-25-11

LATE EDIT

Some of the NHL's biggest questions center around Sidney Crosby.

When will Crosby's first game be? Saturday, October 29 in Toronto

How many games, goals and assists will he finish with? 55 games, 27 goals, 42 assists

Even later edit

How many goals will James Neal score? 31

END EDITS


Overall NHL Top Player/Team Predictions


MVP -- Geno

Goalie – Pekka Rinne

Defenseman – Shea Weber

Points Leader -- Geno

Northeast -- Buffalo

Atlantic -- Penguins

Southeast -- Washington

Central -- Nashville

Pacific – San Jose

Northwest -- Vancouver

West winner – San Jose

East winner -- Penguins

Cup winner -- Penguins


*****

Whichever reader comes closest with his or her predictions gets a Fleer Ultra Penguins team set of hockey cards -- with Mario Lemieux -- at the end of the season.

Best of luck to you and happy guessing!

Lets Go Pens!
JT

PS -- Happy Birthday Mario Lemieux!

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